refern.
@refernapp.bsky.social
The all-in-one creative reference tool. fully local. completely offline. Made by creative (@jaks024) for creatives
refern 1.10.1 is out! new: your art files in the grid. Clip Studio, PSD, Krita, and Procreate files now show thumbnails and open in the viewer. also: presentation mode, named links on files and tags, an aspect ratio filter, bulk tag rename, and more.
refern 1.10 is out! new: a local MCP server. Ask Claude, Codex, or any MCP app to sort, tag and rename your reference library. Off until you turn it on. also: a Review workspace, a new Tag Manager, tag aliases, a grayscale canvas view, and more.
sneakpeak of tagging rework coming up - file tagging mode - tag manager rework
v1.9.1 is out! you can now finally import pinterest boards directly within the refern! - simplified onboarding - added guided tutorials - and 8 other improvements and fixes
v1.9 is out! you can now share your moodboard and files natively within refern to to anyone with a link. here is a moodboard i made for my artwork: www.refern.app/s/3d259f2f-...
2026-6-29-kaoruko.refern-canvas · refern cloud.
Share images, files, and canvases with refern cloud.
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NEW: hover over items and press T to quickly add tags or apply tag macros to items with keyboard navigation also, you can now: - update million of item's metadata at once - run the Auto Tagger in parallel on GPU - create deep links to your references try v1.8 ↓
PDFs finally open inside refern! v1.7 adds a built-in viewer with search, text selection, print, rotation, smooth zoom, and first-page previews in your grid. also new: - 10 UI languages - nested smart folders - custom thumbnail backgrounds v1.7 is out ↓
v1.6 is out! - marquee selection: drag across the grid to select anything - linked copies: one file can now live in multiple folders - timed study history, stats, streaks & replay - hover action keybindings - and 20+ other improvements
v1.5 is out! - you can now keep any file in refern: images, videos, music, documents, 3D files, fonts, anything - drag files out of refern and drop them in any other app - change common keyboard shortcut to what you like - and 30+ other improvements
v1.4 is out! - native video, with a player built for reference work: frame stepping, A/B loops, labelled markers, lossless clip export - videos on canvas, playing in place - hidden folders, one unified viewer - and 50+ other improvements
v1.3 is out! - new & improved auto tagging models - multi root folder workspaces - and 20+ other improvements also redesigned the new landing page
updated the app demo feature selector on the landing page to be a bit more satisfying
local and offline auto tagging and semantic search for your entire art library! sneak peak of the tag review flow. fully keyboard controllable try it yourself at try at www.refern.app/
explore your reference library like obsidian's graph view, but with images instead of dots
added a fun shortcut to quickly add similar images to the canvas
